Modern housing for America : policy struggles in the New Deal era / Gail Radford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Radford, Gail.

Series:

Historical studies of urban America.

Historical studies of urban America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Housing policy--United States--History--20th century.

Housing policy.

New Deal, 1933-1939.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In an era when many decry the failures of federal housing programs, this book introduces us to appealing but largely forgotten alternatives that existed when federal policies were first defined in the New Deal. Led by Catherine Bauer, supporters of the modern housing initiative argued that government should emphasize non-commercial development of imaginatively designed compact neighborhoods with extensive parks and social services. The book explores the question of how Americans might have responded to this option through case studies of experimental developments in Philadelphia and New York. While defeated during the 1930's, modern housing ideas suggest a variety of design and financial strategies that could contribute to solving the housing problems of our own time.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

ONE. American Housing before the Depression

TWO. The Politics of Housing in the 1920's

THREE. Catherine Bauer and the Plan for "Modern Housing"

FOUR. The PWA Housing Division

FIVE. The Hosiery Workers' Model Development

SIX. The Harlem River Houses

SEVEN. The Struggle to Shape Permanent Policy

Conclusion

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-258) and index.

ISBN:

9786612679223

9781282679221

1282679228

9780226702216

0226702219

OCLC:

648760889